Resonate. The Podcast

Most people picture hearing aids as chunky, uncomfortable beige devices of the 1970s.   But the reality is that hearing technology has changed dramatically and continues to evolve at an extraordinary pace.  In this episode of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh sits down with Dr Brent Edwards, the Director of Auditory Research at the National Acoustic Laboratories in Australia, one of the world’s leadi...

What if we told you that the single greatest thing you can do for your brain health today has nothing to do with crossword puzzles or supplements and everything to do with your ears?  In this episode of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh sits down with Sigart Brant, a medical doctor and Director of BrainWorks, to discuss the link between hearing loss and cognitive function.   Sigart sits at the inters...

A quick hearing check tests your ability to hear sound. But it doesn’t explain how your hearing affects your sleep, memory, balance, tinnitus and brain health.   In Episode 5 of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh Smith sits down with Craig Lett to discuss how there is more to hearing than most of us realise.  Craig is a senior audiologist at Resonate Health  and PhD candidate at the University of Auck...

Most people know sleep matters.   But what if we told you that sleep was the single most important thing you could do for your brain health?  In Episode 3 of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh Smith sits down with Tim Stephenson, a sleep health specialist and the founder of Eden Sleep, one of New Zealand's most renowned sleep clinics. Today, he works with ResMed, a global leader in sleep-health so...

Many people assume memory loss is a normal part of getting older.  But what if there was a way to keep our brains engaged at any age?  In this episode of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh sits down with Jude Walter, Director and Coach at Brainfit®World. Jude opens up as she shares her own story of experiencing a severe mental breakdown in her early 30s and the ways it impacted her memory, thinking, a...

Tinnitus affects around 6% of New Zealanders.‍ Yet it’s still widely misunderstood. In this episode of Resonate the Podcast, Lesleigh sits down with Dr Grant Searchfield , one of the world’s leading tinnitus researchers and an audiologist who has spent decades studying how the brain processes sound. Together they unpack what tinnitus actually is, why it happens, and why we're shifting away fro...

In our first episode, Lesleigh sits down with James Whittaker , Founder & CEO of Resonate Health , to talk about why hearing deserves a much bigger place in the healthy ageing conversation.  James is a positive disruptor and thought leader in the industry, and someone who’s deeply passionate about making hearing healthcare more accessible, affordable and human.  Together, we explore what’s not...